Environmental group says seismic testing could risk Florida's economy

12:47 PM,
Apr. 16, 2013

An overhead look at a right whale near Daytona Beach. Environmental groups says seismic testing could have an adverse effect on marine life. To access Oceana?s full report, as well as an animation about how seismic airgun testing works, photos and other materials, visit www.oceana.org/seismicreport

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Oil searching airguns that blast sound pulses 100,000 times more intense than a jet engine every 10 seconds, around the clock, could injure and possibly kill an estimated 138,500 dolphins and whales in the Atlantic Ocean, according to a new report.

The report, released this morning by Oceana, a nonprofit environmental group, highlighted government estimates of whale and dolphin impacts from oil and gas exploration along the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf.

A federal study area for the seismic testing impacts includes Atlantic waters from the mouth of Delaware Bay to just south of Cape ...